PELLA, Iowa -- Pella Corporation announced Wednesday that 198 workers will be cut from the company's workforce.
The cuts announced at Iowa manufacturing locations in Carroll, Sioux Center, Shenandoah, and company headquarters and factory in Pella as well as a manufacturing site in Portland, Ore.
The company cited the prolonged housing economy recession as the reason for the layoffs.
“Low consumer confidence, tighter access to home loans, and the volatile U.S. economy continue to hamper the American housing economy, said Pella spokesperson Kathy Krafka Harkema.
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